Erik Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera (1st meeting)

Erik Morales 121 lbs beat Marco Antonio Barrera 121 lbs by SD in round 12 of 12

• Date: 2000-02-19
• Location: Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
• Referee: Mitch Halpern
• Judge: Carol Castellano 114-113

  1  9 10	2  9 10	3 10 9	4 10 9	5 10 9	6 10 9	7 10 9	8  9 10	9  9 10	10 10 9	11 10 9	12  8 10

• Judge: Dalby Shirley 115-112

  1  9 10	2  9 10	3 10 9	4  9 10	5 10 9	6 10 9	7 10 9	8 10 9	9 10 9	10 10 9	11 10 9	12  8 10

• Judge: Duane Ford 113-114

  1  9 10	2 10 9	3 10 9	4  9 10	5 10 9	6  9 10	7 10 9	8  9 10	9 10 9	10 10 9	11  9 10	12  8 10

• World Boxing Council Super Bantamweight Title (9th. defending of Morales)
• World Boxing Organization Super Bantamweight Title (3rd. defending of Barrera)
• Promoter: Bob Arum (Top Rank)
• Ring Announcer: Michael Buffer
• Aired On: HBO Boxing After Dark (Main Event)

Notes

Jabs	Morales	Barrera
Landed	29	27
Thrown	145	107
Percent	20%	25%
Power Punches	Morales	Barrera
Landed	290	272
Thrown	723	511
Percent	40%	53%
Total Punches	Morales	Barrera
Landed	319	299
Thrown	868	618
Percent	37%	48%
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• 2000 Fight of the Year - The Ring magazine
  
• 2000 Round of the Year (Round 5) - The Ring magazine
  
• Morales was knocked down in the 12th round.
• Following the bout, Morales vacated the WBC title and go to Featherweight division; The WBO title "reawarded" to Barrera.
• HBO commentator Harold Lederman scored the fight 116-111 for Barrera.